Plate tectonics 3rd

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What geological forces are responsible for mountain ranges?

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Converging tectonic plates.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What theory explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces?

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Plate Tectonic Theory.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Where do earthquake epicenters typically appear on Earth?

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Plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What geological features prompted the development of the theory of plate tectonics?

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Mountain ranges.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is the Asthenosphere?

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A semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a rift zone?

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An area where tectonic plates are moving apart, often leading to the formation of new crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is sea floor spreading?

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The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.